B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39810 / Big “A” Bird aka Special Delivery

History of
B-17 42-39810 / Big “A” Bird aka Special Delivery

Delivered Long Beach 7/9/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-E] Molesworth 18/10/43; battle damaged Frankfurt 11/2/44 with Joe Worthley, Co-pilot: Ken Crooke, Navigator: Joe Rajay*, Bombardier: Gene Blum*, Radio Operator: Harry Egan*, Ball turret gunner: Grant Vanderhoff*, Waist gunner: Ray Robinson*, Waist gunner: Ben Molherbe*,Tail gunner: Fred Lawson* (9RTD-* all injured); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Johnson (Killed in Action); attremptin to land RAF West Malling, crash landed Pitt Farm, Horsmonden, Kent, UK. sal 14/2/44. BIG `A’ BIRD aka SPECIAL DELIVERY.

Last updated: 13. September 2017

Related web sites about the B-17 42-39810 / Big “A” Bird aka Special Delivery

1. http://www.horsmonden.co.uk/history/flying-fortress-down-at-august-pitts/